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500 Cameras: 170 Years of Photographic Innovation
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Todd Gustavson
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Sterling Signature (2011, Nov 1st).
Pages: 480
From the world-famous Eastman House comes a lavish, expansive guide to nearly 200 years of photographic invention and innovation. Richly visual and wonderfully informative, it showcases 500 groundbreaking cameras from the museum's collection that forever changed our perception of the world, and of ourselves. Todd Gustavson, curator of technology at the George Eastman House, organizes the cameras into genealogical categories--from detective to digital, stereo to subminiature. Alongside the 35mm, you'll see curiosities like stereoscopic cameras, postcard cameras, and spy cameras hidden in watches, buttons, and fountain pens.Essays by experts in the field--including Robert Shanebrook, Martin Scott, and Mark Osterman--trace the technological development of the camera and provide insight into the innovators behind the lens. more
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You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Hoover Dam!: An Explosive Job You'd Rather Not Do
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: David Antram
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Franklin Watts (2012, Mar 1st).
Pages: 32
In 1920s America, life is hard, and many people are out of work. But you have the chance to work on a truly massive building project: a giant dam that will provide power and water for years to come, and prevent the devastating floods caused by the Colorado River. Does being a Ninja Warrior or a Pony Express Rider sound fun and exciting to you? Get ready to discover the not-so-pretty truth! In this lively series, YOU are the main character in some of history's goriest, darkest, and most horrific moments. Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply wouldn't want to be there. more
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Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Paul Martin
Format: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (2012, Apr 10th).
Pages: 352
Not all American heroes appear in the standard history texts. Their achievements aren't celebrated like the monumental exploits of presidents, generals, and founding fathers. But for as long as this great nation has existed, ordinary citizens have done extraordinary things. In Secret Heroes, author Paul Martin spotlights thirty overlooked Americans, all of whom had an impact on their world and ours, including: Hercules Mulligan, the New York tailor and spy who saved George Washington's life . . . twice! Jimmie Angel, the gold-seeking bush pilot who, in 1933, discovered the world's highest waterfall in Venezuela. Carl Akeley, a pioneering taxidermist who killed a leopard with his bare hands and inspired Africa's first national park. Eliza Scidmore, who convinced the government to plant cherry trees in Washington, D. more
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A Rare Titanic Family: The Caldwells Story of Survival
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Julie Hedgepeth Williams
Format: Paperback
Publisher: NewSouth Books (2012, Jan 1st).
Pages: 208
Of the families that boarded the unsinkable Titanic in 1912, only a fourth stayed together during the sinking and arrived safely in New York. Albert and Sylvia Caldwell and their 10-month-old son, Alden, were one of those rare Titanic families. Author Julie Williams draws on first-person accounts from her great-Uncle Albert and extensive research to tell the fascinating story of the young family who were saved by a combination of luck, pluck, Albert's outgoing nature, Sylvia's illness, and Alden's helplessness. Their detailed story of the short life of the Titanic and their lucky rescue aboard the ill-starred Lifeboat 13 has never been fully told in Titanic literature. A Rare Titanic Family includes a photo taken of them on deck an unusual surviving souvenir sent to them after the disaster. more
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Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Madeleine Albright
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper (2012, Apr 24th).
Pages: 352
Before Madeleine Albright turned twelve, her life was shaken by the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia—the country where she was born—the Battle of Britain, the near total destruction of European Jewry, the Allied victory in World War II, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War. Albright's experiences, and those of her family, provide a lens through which to view the most tumultuous dozen years in modern history. Drawing on her memory, her parents' written reflections, interviews with contemporaries, and newly available documents, Albright recounts a tale that is by turns harrowing and inspiring. Prague Winter is an exploration of the past with timeless dilemmas in mind and, simultaneously, a journey with universal lessons that is intensely personal. more
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The Faiths of the Postwar Presidents: From Truman to Obama (George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: David L. Holmes
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Georgia Press (2012, Mar 1st).
Pages: 296
The Faiths of the Founding Fathers, an acclaimed look at the spiritual beliefs of such iconic Americans as Franklin, Washington, and Jefferson, established David L. Holmes as a measured voice in the heated debate over the new nation’s religious underpinnings. With the same judicious approach, Holmes now looks at the role of faith in the lives of the twelve presidents who have served since the end of World War II.Holmes examines not only the beliefs professed by each president but also the variety of possible influences on their religious faith, such as their upbringing, education, and the faith of their spouse. In each profile close observers such as clergy, family members, friends, and advisors recall churchgoing habits, notable displays of faith (or lack of it), and the influence of their faiths on policies concerning abortion, the death penalty, Israel, and other controversial issues. more
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The Ely Testament (Cathedral Mysteries)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Philip Gooden
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Severn House Publishers (2012, Feb 1st).
Pages: 240
Third in the highly-acclaimed nineteenth-century ‘Cathedral’ mystery series When Mr Lye, an elderly partner at Tom Ansell’s law firm, drops dead at his desk, Tom is dispatched to Ely to search for Mr Lye’s will at Phoenix House, the home of his brother, Ernest. At the same time, Tom’s wife Helen has been commissioned by New Moon magazine to write a piece on a town with ‘inner beauty’ – and what better place than Ely? But shortly after they arrive at Phoenix House, their host is arrested for murder – and Tom and Helen find themselves at the centre of an ever-deepening mystery. (20120109) more
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Bloodstone (Brother Athelstan Mediaeval Mysteries)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Paul Doherty
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Creme de la Crime (2012, Mar 1st).
Pages: 240
An intriguing new Brother Athelstan historical mystery - December, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King’s coroner to investigate. For Sir Robert had in his possession a priceless relic, a sacred bloodstone, which has now disappeared. Did Sir Robert die of natural causes or was he murdered? Athelstan is sceptical of rumours of a curse hanging over Sir Robert, but when it is discovered that a second old soldier has been gruesomely slain on the same night, the rumours no longer seem so far-fetched . . . more
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Ninja Warrior!
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: David Antram
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Franklin Watts (2012, Mar 1st).
Pages: 32
In the mid-16th century, rival warlords are fighting for control of Japan. They need the services of the "shadow warriors"—young men and women who have been trained in the techniques of stealth warfare. A ninja must know how to move without being seen. Do you have the discipline to become one of them? Does being a Ninja Warrior or a Pony Express Rider sound fun and exciting to you? Get ready to discover the not-so-pretty truth! In this lively series, YOU are the main character in some of history's goriest, darkest, and most horrific moments. Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply wouldn't want to be there. more
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Pearl Harbor: FDR Leads the Nation Into War
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Steven M. Gillon
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books (2011, Oct 25th).
Pages: 248
Franklin D. Roosevelt famously called December 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy.” History would prove him correct; the events of that day—when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor—ended the Great Depression, changed the course of FDR’s presidency, and swept America into World War II. In Pearl Harbor, acclaimed historian Steven M. Gillon provides a vivid, minute-by-minute account of Roosevelt’s skillful leadership in the wake of the most devastating military assault in American history. FDR proved both decisive and deceptive, inspiring the nation while keeping the real facts of the attack a secret from congressional leaders and the public. Pearl Harbor explores the anxious and emotional events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor, showing how the president and the American public responded in the pivotal twenty-four hours that followed, a period in which America burst from precarious peace into total war. more
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